{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Solon Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":27.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3828387,"projectId":10530454,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping bring hands-on math learning into our classroom! The math blocks, magnets, sorting games, and connecting cubes along with all the other tools I received have given my students new and exciting ways to explore mathematical concepts. Instead of simply seeing numbers and equations on a worksheet, students can now build, sort, count, compare, and physically demonstrate their mathematical thinking.\r\n\r\nMy students especially enjoy using the cubes and math blocks to practice counting, addition, subtraction, place value, and building numbers. The magnets and sorting games give them opportunities to recognize patterns, group objects, and explain why items belong together. These materials have been wonderful for students who learn best by touching, moving, and seeing what they are learning. I have seen students become more engaged and willing to keep trying when they can use manipulatives to help make a challenging math problem feel more manageable.\r\n\r\nThese materials are more than just fun classroom supplies-they are helping my students make meaningful connections and understand that math is something they can do, build, explore, and succeed at.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and gibing them the opportunity to learn math in such a hands-on and engaging way.","fullyFundedDate":1788202032280,"projectUrl":"project/starting-strong-equipping-kids-for-succ/10530454/","projectTitle":"Starting Strong: Equipping Kids for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3828387"},{"teacherId":10479763,"projectId":10668369,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to our classroom. Included in our whole group curriculum work I have implemented small reading groups we call \"book club\". I split the class into reading levels and will let them pick a book in their range. Before this wonderful donation I did not have very many books to choose from. I often had to hunt down multiple copies of books from other classrooms or student's had to share. \r\nAll of these books are available if students want to read them on their own. At least half of my class is so excited for the Magic Tree House books. It is a great read for lower level readers. Another hit is Frindle. After reading this book as a read aloud last year, I knew I needed to get more copies for reading groups. I am very excited to have novel study guides to guide my teaching in these reading groups as I have just started this practice.","fullyFundedDate":1790104750460,"projectUrl":"project/reading-is-a-novel-idea/10668369/","projectTitle":"Reading is a Novel Idea!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10479763_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776279980113","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mschicksclass"},{"teacherId":10479763,"projectId":10267319,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations that made it possible for this project to be funded. We just released butterflies and were able to print off pictures we took with the new printer! I have hung them up in the classroom and the kids love looking back on that day. \r\n\r\nThey have been able to make beautiful drawings in their nature journals already. They started their cover page and I have many lessons I am excited to do with them this fall! We are going to do leave rubbings and explore nature with our five senses. Now we can print off photos in real time of our outdoor findings. I read our new nature poetry book to them yesterday and they LOVED the amazing photos and clever poems.","fullyFundedDate":1780165825511,"projectUrl":"project/creating-outdoor-explorations/10267319/","projectTitle":"Creating Outdoor Explorations","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10479763_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776279980113","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mschicksclass"},{"teacherId":3828387,"projectId":10237683,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom and helping make learning math more fun, engaging, and hands-on for my students!\r\n \r\nMy grades K, 1, 2 students have been so excited to use their new sorting mats. They love being able to physically move, sort, and organize the manipulatives while learning important math skills. Seeing their little faces light up while they learn makes such a difference!\r\n \r\nMy grades 3,4,5 students are also benefiting from these materials. The dry-erase dots on the desk are a HUGE hit! They give the students a fun, interactive space to work out strategies and problems.\r\n \r\nTHANK YOU for investing in my students and providing them with tools that make learning more meaningful. It has been wonderful watching students across multiple grade levels get excited about math. These materials have turned learning into something they can touch, see, move, and explore-and most importantly enjoy! Your generosity has helped create a classroom where students are excited to learn, take risks, and discover that math can actually be FUN!","fullyFundedDate":1778631106987,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-heroes-unleashing-math-potenti/10237683/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Heroes: Unleashing Math Potential","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3828387"},{"teacherId":3176783,"projectId":10211845,"letterContent":"My Kindergartners are so excited to use the new cvc mapping kits. Having these hands on tools have motivated them to build, and magically begin reading cvc words. The pictures magnets, as well as the letters, ensure all my young learners can engage with the kits at their level. \r\nWhether it's independent practice time or when we use them to enhance a literacy lesson, the kits provide a developmentally appropriate way for my students to have fun building their reading skills. \r\nThey are used on a daily basis and students often ask to use them beyond learning time, just for fun!\r\nWe appreciate your donation to help provide these learning tools for our classroom. They are sure to be a valuable part of our literacy time for years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1778227074913,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarten-on-the-case-solving-the-c/10211845/","projectTitle":"Kindergarten on the Case - Solving the CVC Word Mystery","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LaChance","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3176783"},{"teacherId":9192615,"projectId":10027832,"letterContent":"Our class has enjoyed the new materials thoroughly. The portable light table was a big hit and came just in time for our unit on Colors, and came in handy for the \"Light and shadows\" unit as well. Kids were able to use magnet tiles to combine colors and see the result and also experimented with reflective vs non reflective materials as well as transparent and non-transparent items. I cannot overstate how important it is for STEAM learning for a child to be able to play and experiment with items themselves. It really is the best way this age group learns!\r\n\r\nSo a big thank you once again for helping contribute to this and other high quality learning items!","fullyFundedDate":1772110738947,"projectUrl":"project/light-up-our-class-with-a-light-table/10027832/","projectTitle":"Light Up Our Class With a Light Table","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9192615_orig.jpg?crop=1306,1306,x2320,y173&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755697167616","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9192615"},{"teacherId":9192615,"projectId":10027653,"letterContent":"The kids were so excited to see the new materials! Our block area has been pretty stagnant for a lot of the year and the ability to refresh it made it a much-sought-after center during play time. \r\n\r\nWhen I asked who wanted to go to the block area, everyone raised their hands. When I asked who wanted to play with the cool new magnet tiles and magnet trains, everyone raised their hands. I have been having the magnets out in the morning as well and it has done wonders to give them something quiet to work on besides the usual stuff.\r\n\r\nAll of the materials are top notch and will last for years to come. Thank you so much for helping to give these kids awesome learning materials that they so very much deserve!","fullyFundedDate":1777832608123,"projectUrl":"project/enhancing-our-block-area/10027653/","projectTitle":"Enhancing Our Block Area","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9192615_orig.jpg?crop=1306,1306,x2320,y173&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755697167616","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9192615"},{"teacherId":10479763,"projectId":10196576,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. My students love starting their morning with these materials. They especially love using a combination of materials to build their creations. Right now their favorite is playing with dominoes. \r\nWhen we got the packages, they couldn't wait to open them and get started. It took a lot to get them calmed back down! As this year comes to an end, we are doing lots of fun activities, such as field day, end-of-year assemblies, and celebrations. This is a perfect \"brain break\" or fill-in activity during these chaotic days. \r\nAs their teacher, I loved watching them think outside the box and use more than one material together. Each day they would make a creation with Magna-Tiles and a domino maze, so when they tipped the dominoes, they would all fall throughout the colorful Magna-Tiles! \r\nI can't wait to see what my upcoming 4th graders do with these awesome materials this coming year!","fullyFundedDate":1778018723544,"projectUrl":"project/morning-stem-bins/10196576/","projectTitle":"Morning STEM Bins","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10479763_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776279980113","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mschicksclass"},{"teacherId":9192615,"projectId":9870635,"letterContent":"We have had a huge amount of fun using all of our new STEM items! It's hard to pick an item that has made the biggest difference. I would say the digital microscope viewer is just miles beyond the rinky-dink digital microscope we used last year and it has been really cool to feature at our STEM table. \r\n\r\nIt really challenges the kids in many ways; their fine motor and problem solving skills are needed to get the slide or item into focus. I was worried this might be too frustrating or difficult for some, but everyone has taken the challenge in stride and even excelled at doing this important part of the process. They have had loads of fun finding things around the class to look at, including but not limited to: puzzle pieces, blocks, toys, fingers/skin and crayon colorings.\r\n\r\nEverything donated has been put to use many times over and should be played with for years to come. Thank you so much for your support, it really makes a big difference in these little learners daily lives!","fullyFundedDate":1763580439579,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-enhance-our-stem-table-and-learn/9870635/","projectTitle":"Help Us Enhance Our Stem Table and Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9192615_orig.jpg?crop=1306,1306,x2320,y173&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755697167616","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9192615"},{"teacherId":3176783,"projectId":9482138,"letterContent":"Yotos are a wonderful learning tool that have increased my students engagement with stories. The goal, of this very simple to use device, was to increase and hone my students listening skills. The Yotos have done that and more!!!\r\nStudents love that they can use them independently and not get mixed up with multiple buttons to click. They simply insert the story card into the Yoto, plug in their headphones and listen. They can adjust the volume as needed with just one knob. \r\nWhen students are done listening to a story, I have encouraged them to reflect using a listening center form. They can draw and write about characters, the setting or even their favorite part. This is a perfect way for students to share what they heard in the Yoto story and a reflection of what they learned by simply listening!\r\nWe are fortunate to have a variety of story cards so students have a nice selection of stories to choose from each time they spend time with a Yoto.\r\nWe are so very grateful for your support to make Yotos a learning tool in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1762210420115,"projectUrl":"project/do-you-hear-what-i-hear/9482138/","projectTitle":"Do You Hear What I Hear?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LaChance","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3176783"},{"teacherId":9192615,"projectId":9424485,"letterContent":"These materials have truly been a game changer in my classroom. After the first day of having the trampoline in the class, I thought \"every pre-k class should have one of these!\" Since then I have had several visiting staff express the same sentiment! The kids still use it on a daily basis and I find some students choose it as the first thing they do after they come in in the morning and do their morning routine. I think it's a great way to get out some energy and satisfy different sensory needs for all the different kind of learners I have. \r\n\r\nWe have also had a lot of fun using the obstacle course materials during our indoor recess. Especially on the cold days, I think the kids run around more when we are inside and have an awesome obstacle course to run through! The balancing stilt cups also were a big hit and yet another item that also gives me data on kids motor skills!\r\n\r\nOverall I couldn't be happier with everything and the kids feel the same. Thank you for your support! I cannot understate how much we appreciate and value helpful folks like yourself.","fullyFundedDate":1758806468058,"projectUrl":"project/movement-materials-for-busy-4-to-5-year-/9424485/","projectTitle":"Movement Materials for Busy 4 to 5-Year-Olds","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9192615_orig.jpg?crop=1306,1306,x2320,y173&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755697167616","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9192615"},{"teacherId":9192615,"projectId":9759384,"letterContent":"Cots are so much easier to set up and put away with the rolling cart. Thanks so much! It had been quite the challenge before and now it's a breeze. It's nice to have the locking wheels and to be able to unlock them and get to materials behind where the cots go. Before I would have to pivot the very heavy stack of cots and hope that I was not going to tip them over and cause a catastrophic mess. Luckily, that never happened and thanks to this project, won't happen. Big ups and thank you and appreciation!","fullyFundedDate":1759265603071,"projectUrl":"project/heavy-cots-for-little-tots/9759384/","projectTitle":"Heavy Cots for Little Tots","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9192615_orig.jpg?crop=1306,1306,x2320,y173&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755697167616","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9192615"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_65625","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":75,"numTeachers":8,"percentFrplEligible":74,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":93,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":1,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":5,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"9.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":72.3,"schoolId":65625,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Solon Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Solon Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/maine/rsu-74-msad-74/solon-elementary-school/65625"}